[Gsc-anno] @MIT [GSC Acoustic BBQ, International Development Career Fair, eJukebox Night @ Thirsty Ear Pub, and much more…]
Madalyn Sarah Berns
mberns at MIT.EDU
Wed May 2 11:52:04 EDT 2012
SUBMIT AN ANNOUNCEMENT: http://gsc.mit.edu/anno
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In this week’s Anno:
1. Life In Between: A forum on graduate student spaces for
interaction and relaxation
2. GSC Acoustic BBQ
3. A screening of "American Teacher"
4. 2013 Graduate Commencement Speaker Nomination
5. International Development Career Fair
6. Awards Celebration - MIT IDEAS Global Challenge
7. Meet the teams! MIT IDEAS Global Challenge Poster and
Judging Session
8. GAME/GMC Interdepartmental Coffee Hour
9. Mixer for Female Undergraduates and Grads at MIT
10. Ashdown Sunday Brunch
11. eJukebox Night @ Thirsty Ear Pub
12. Designer as Researcher - Panel discussion, Grad Art Forum,
Moderated by Timothy Cooke SMArchS candidate
13. Survey for the Student Activities Office: Help in their Strategic
Planning
14. Hacking Medicine Event: Open Mic Session with Director of
Center for Connected Health, Partners Healthcare
15. Help strengthen advising and career services for Ph.D. students
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1 What: Life In Between: A forum on graduate student spaces for
interaction and relaxation
1 When: Tuesday May 8th, 5:30 to 7pm
1 Where: 32-124
1 Contact: Info and RSVP at http://gsc.mit.edu/lifeinbetween
- Join us for a cross-campus discussion on community space, its
challenges and opportunities on the MIT campus
- Distinguished Panelists will include: Caroline Jones; Kip Ellis;
Mohamad Chakaki; and Pam Delphenich
- Key themes: Community building; collaboration; wellness;
productivity; and creativity
- Co-sponsored by the GSC Student Space Task Force and MIT's
Office of Campus Planning and Design
- Help make MIT a better place to live, work and play for today and
future generations
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2 What: GSC Acoustic BBQ
2 When: May 18th, 4:30-7:30pm
2 Where: Stata Amphitheater
2 Contact: gsc-ac at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-ac at mit.edu>
- Come celebrate the end of classes with fellow grad students!
- Enjoy listening to a live band!
- FREE food and beverages!
- Don't forget your 21+ ID!
- Open to all grad students
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3 What: A screening of "American Teacher"
3 When: Saturday, May 5, 6:30pm
3 Where: MIT Sidney Pacific Graduate Residence (Building NW86)
Multipurpose Room (Ground Floor)
3 Contact: sp-cosi-chair at mit.edu<mailto:sp-cosi-chair at mit.edu>
- "American Teacher" was created to address the urgent need to change
how we value the teaching profession in this country.
- It weaves interviews with policy experts and startling facts together
with the lives and careers of four teachers
- It tells the collective story by those closest to the issues in our
educational system—the 3.2 million teachers who spend every day in
class
- See a trailer of "American Teacher" here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzvD9v7CbEE
- This event is open to the entire MIT community and the general public.
Refreshments will be provided. RSVP at http://goo.gl/E5epV
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4 What: 2013 Graduate Commencement Speaker Nomination
4 When: NOW!
4 Where: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENqZVhBY3oyakhEMUJQZzlMbkluSVE6MQ#gid=0
- Help MIT identify an excellent speaker for next year's
commencement! It takes literally one minute!
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5 What: International Development Career Fair
5 When: Monday, 5/7, 4:30-6:30pm
5 Where: Bush Room, 10-105
5 Contact: Register at: http://bit.ly/J77Ag2
- Interested in a career in international development? Don't know
where to look? Wondering what it's like?
- Come meet representatives from organizations such as Chemonics,
KIVA, Management Sciences for Health, John Snow International,
Diagnostics for All,
- Mercy Corps, Oxfam America... and more!
- Open to MIT students, alums, faculty, and staff: Register at:
http://bit.ly/J77Ag2
- Sponsored by International Development Initiative
<http://web.mit.edu/idi> and D-Lab <http://d-lab.mit.edu/>
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6 What: Awards Celebration - MIT IDEAS Global Challenge
6 When: Thursday, May 3 @ 7:00pm; Meet teams at 6:00pm
6 Where: MIT's Stata Center; 32-123
6 Contact: globalchallenge at mit.edu<mailto:globalchallenge at mit.edu>
- Come celebrate the 37 IDEAS projects re-thinking social impact.
- We'll announce this year's juried and community choice awards.
- Joi Ito, Director of the Media Lab, will kick off the evening.
- Come early to meet the teams.
- RSVP to http://mitideasgc-esli.eventbrite.com<http://mitideasgc-esli.eventbrite.com/>
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7 What: Meet the teams! MIT IDEAS Global Challenge Poster and
Judging Session
7 When: Monday, April 30; 7:00 - 9:00pm
7 Where: Stata Student Street - Building 32
7 Contact: globalchallenge at mit.edu<mailto:globalchallenge at mit.edu>
- Explore prototypes, posters and projects with the 37 teams who
made them possible.
- The projects are re-thinking challenges like disaster relief, education
in conflict areas, medical tool sterilization in rural areas, and much more.
- See you there!
- Details here: http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/events/view/187
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8 What: GAME/GMC Interdepartmental Coffee Hour
8 When: 5/4/2012
8 Where: 36-428
8 Contact: game-officers at mit.edu<mailto:game-officers at mit.edu>
- Start your morning with coffee, bagels, and donuts
- Sponsored by GAME, GMC, and Grad Student Life Grants
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9 What: Mixer for Female Undergraduates and Grads at MIT
9 When: Wednesday, May 2nd, 7:30pm-8:30pm
9 Where: W20-307
9 Contact: nityas at mit.edu<mailto:nityas at mit.edu>
- This is a mixer for female undergraduates and grads at MIT.
Following a short presentation about grad lifel, a general mixer will take
- place to foster interactions and relationships between females
undergraduates and grads at MIT. We welcome everyone who will be
interested in giving
- advice, is curious about undergraduate life at MIT, or would merely
like to enjoy some casual dessert and social time.
- Dessert will be provided by Finales
- RSVP: Please RSVP by May 1st, link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGpJSmdTVHItLV96dDRoQVZicDc5Tnc6MQ#gid=0
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10 What: Ashdown Sunday Brunch
10 When: May 6th
10 Where: Hulsizer Room, Ashdown
10 Contact: ashdown-brunch at mit.edu<mailto:ashdown-brunch at mit.edu>
- Enjoy yogurt, chocolate croissants, pancakes, sausages, eggs,
home fries and all kinds of fruits
- Food privided in two batches, one at 12:00pm and the other at 12:20pm
- Please contact ashdown-brunch at mit.edu<mailto:ashdown-brunch at mit.edu> for volunteering!
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11 What: eJukebox Night @ Thirsty Ear Pub
11 When: Tuesday, May 8 8:00 PM
11 Where: Thirsty Ear Pub
11 Contact: Aileen (aileenwu at alum.mit.edu<mailto:aileenwu at alum.mit.edu>)
- Join us for a night of music, technology, and free food on Tuesday
evening
- Request and rate songs using your smartphone
- Mix with grad students from MIT and Harvard
- Presented by CrowdRock, a startup building a mobile electronic jukebox
- 21+ govt ID required for entry. Please have ready to show at door!
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12 What: Designer as Researcher - Panel discussion, Grad Art Forum,
Moderated by Timothy Cooke SMArchS candidate
12 When: Thursday, May 3rd, 5pm to 6:15pm
12 Where: 10-485
12 Contact: sammagee at mit.edu<mailto:sammagee at mit.edu>
- Designer as Researcher: what role can aesthetic investigation play in
technical innovation?
- Panelists:John Fernandez, Building Tech, MIT Mark Jarzombek, HTC,
MIT Gediminas Urbonas, ACT, MIT Beth Hennessey, Psychology Dpt,
Wellesley
- Moderator: Timothy Cooke, SMArchS candidate in Building Technology
- Open to all but space is limited
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13 What: Survey for the Student Activities Office: Help in their Strategic
Planning
13 When: 5/1/12-5/11/12
13 Where: on-line survey
13 Contact: sao-staff at mit.edu<mailto:sao-staff at mit.edu>
- The Student Activities Office is currently going through some strategic
planning and we are looking to get your feedback on how we can
improve our office
- Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SAO. Your feedback is essential
in our planning
- Please complete the brief survey before 5pm on Friday, May 11th
to be entered into a raffle for prizes.
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14 What: Hacking Medicine Event: Open Mic Session with Director of
Center for Connected Health, Partners Healthcare
14 When: Monday, May 14th, 7-9PM
14 Where: Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, One Amherst Street,
E40-160
14 Contact: Andrea Ippolito, ippolita at mit.edu<mailto:ippolita at mit.edu>
- The time is right to hack healthcare, but as entrepreneurs we often are
setback because we can’t get to the people that are making the decisions.
- Dr. Joseph Kvedar, the Director of the Center for Connected Health
and Founder of Healthrageous, will be speaking at the event.
- The goal of this event is to help connect entrepreneurs to the
marketplace and give you open access to Dr. Kvedar
- Free food and drinks will be served. Please sign up to attend here:
http://bit.ly/GZLoZg
- If you would like to pitch your idea at the event, please sure sign
up here: http://bit.ly/HOcro3
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15 What: Help strengthen advising and career services for Ph.D. students
15 When: Interviews are being scheduled for May
15 Where: On campus
15 Contact: STEMcareer at mit.edu<mailto:STEMcareer at mit.edu> to book a time that fits your schedule
· Are you PhD student in engineering at MIT?
· Have you completed your second year?
· Provide your perspective on the role of advisors and mentors
· Interviews last 1 to 1.5 hours
· Gift card of $25 to all participants
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